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Nicaragua Surf Report for Thursday, July 20, 2017

Javier Baldovinos

Hola a todos, cómo van?
Today was the peak of the swell, so I decided to go to check out a few breaks to see how each one reacted to the two swells hitting at the same time.

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First I went to my home break Santana. Nobody was out because the waves were big and closing out, even though on this photos it looks good.

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This one is a better example of how was in reality. Nowhere to go.

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I went to Popoyo, which it’s only 15 minutes away, and this is what I found… super clean, big and wide waves opening both ways.

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But the real action was on the inside of the Outer Reef (also known as Rubber Duckies). The waves were breaking really nice, long lefts almost all the way to the beach.

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Most of the waves there were big but slow, kinda soft, which made it great for wide cutbacks and roundhouses all the way.

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But some of them wrapped better on the reef creating a steeper wall for more radical moves.

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Like this layback snap this guy is showing here.

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Digging hard on his rail and wrapping the tail around.

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Perfect combination to leave a massive water curtain behind it.

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There were a few people enjoying the show sitting at the restaurant in front of the break, everybody trying to get a video and/or photos of the action.

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Also people walking on the sand coming all the way from Guasacate beach to check it out.

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These two girls went by carrying their surfboards, probably heading to Battleship point, which is mellower than anything around here.

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Even the guys surfing the main peak of Popoyo were paying more attention to Duckies.

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This guy was throwing buckets in every turn, looked like so much fun!

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To continue with my journey, I went to Magnific Rock to check out the view and all the different breaks around it.

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Look at those beautiful lines stretching on the horizon. So much energy coming just for us to enjoy it!

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Here they come, the two girls I saw walking at Popoyo.

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There were many peaks around Beginners bay, lefts and rights all over the place, and just a few kids surfing there.

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I’m going to say good-bye today with my friends Wilson and Jeff (and their families) who stayed with NSR for a week at Casa McVay and Casa Brown in Rosada beach, Rancho Santana. Great meeting you guys!
If you are thinking about coming, check those houses, they are awesome!
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